Stables, Whim House is a Grade A listed building in the Scottish Borders local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 23 February 1974. Range of buildings. 1 related planning application.

Stables, Whim House

WRENN ID
carved-stair-foxglove
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
Scottish Borders
Constituency
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP: David Mundell (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
23 February 1974
Type
Range of buildings
Address
Stables, Whim House, EH46 7BD
OS grid reference
NT 214 535
Coordinates
55.76913, -3.25434
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Whim Square is a magnificent range of buildings from the late 18th century, known as the stables of Whim House.

Local climate

Stables, Whim House sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 36 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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